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typeId: term
recordId: delete
fields:
  title: Delete
  definition: A word that can overpromise in decentralized storage and remote compute.
  order: 1830
  usage:
    - Prefer local delete, unpin, request deletion, revoke access, rotate key,
      or destroy key depending on what is actually possible.
  avoid:
    - Avoid implying guaranteed global deletion unless a specific protocol
      proves it.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 16. Terms to avoid, reserve, or use carefully
---
